861.77/1577: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Bell)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, July 22,
1920—6 p.m.
279. Your 312, June 22.60 The Department has taken up the matter of financial assistance to the Chinese Eastern as yet only with Great Britain and only in a tentative and informal way.
Conversations with the British Ambassador at Washington are to be entrusted to Ambassador Morris. You will be informed soon confidentially by telegraph of the main features of the plan which they are to consider in detail.
Colby